The meals tend to be light and creative fare: bamboo lining stuffed with seafood and mangos, for example, or chicken steamed in lotus leaves.

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These steamed dumplings made of buffalo, chicken or mixed vegetables are popular and universal throughout Kathmandu.

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KaoSarn, a family-run Thai restaurant, is consistently packed with diners who come hungry for its sweet red prawn curry and spiced roast chicken served with sticky rice steamed in a banana leaf.

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The chain's grilled chicken sandwich meal for kids, with steamed broccoli and apple or grape juice, totals only 355 calories, he said.

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It was only eleven-thirty, but there was a whole carp in brown sauce, chicken and beef dishes, and Styrofoam crates of freshly steamed rice.

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For dinner, she prepares a piece of protein, like unseasoned chicken oven-baked without oil, accompanied by a serving of steamed veggies such as broccoli, squash or asparagus.

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"We do our part on our Pepper Pals menu to meet these requirements (for a well-balanced meal) by offering choices, including grilled chicken, salad with low-fat ranch dressing, fresh pineapples, steamed broccoli and celery sticks, " the company said in a statement.

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